Defining Users to RACF

Duration

6 hours

Overview

Description

The Defining Users to RACF course details the skills that are required by a security administrator, programmer, or DBA in using RACF to secure systems and data. It explains how to define and maintain individual users and groups system security access.

Audience

Application programmers, systems programmers, database administrators, security administrators and anyone requiring knowledge about the use of the Security Server (RACF) on the z/OS platform.

Prerequisites

Know how to use TSO and ISPF and have an understanding of data sets and basic security issues.

Objectives

After completing this course the student should be able to:

Describe how RACF protects a z/OS environment

Describe how RACF uses profiles to define and control access to resources.

Identify and use RACF commands through TSO

Identify describe the use of the RACF batch and programming interfaces

Describe the use and structure of group profiles

Identify and use the commands available to maintain group profiles

Maintain group profiles through the RACF ISPF Interface

Describe a user profile and its structure

List the commands used to define and maintain user profiles

Use the CONNECT and REMOVE RACF commands

Describe the effect of Group and Class Authorities on user administration privileges

Use Attributes and Authorities to delegate RACF administration responsibilities